百鬼夜行・hyakkiyagyō (2020)
Hyakki Yagyō, variation: Hyakki Yakō, (百鬼夜行, "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") is an idiom in Japanese folklore. Sometimes an orderly procession, other times a riot, it refers to an uncontrolled horde of countless numbers of supernatural creatures known as oni and yōkai. As a terrifying eruption of the supernatural world into our own, it is similar (though not precisely equivalent) to the concept of pandemonium in English.
百鬼夜行 hyakkiyagyō for solo bass was written for and dedicated to Will Yager. hyakkiyagyō translates to “night parade of demons.” this work is told from the perspective of someone trying to sleep whilst the demons assemble and march outside and mysteriously vanish by morning.
百鬼夜行 hyakkiyagyō is approximately 6-8 minutes long
score can be purchased here
page one of the score